Biological Anthropology
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BSc in Biological Anthropology: Course Overview
BSc in Biological Anthropology
"An exciting degree programme that offers a scientifically based approach to the study of humans and provides you a wide range of skills that prepare you for your future. We have expanded and invested in teaching materials to give you a range of unique opportunities in biology and anthropology"

Course Structure
Module is:  required = Required  optional = Optional
Year 1 (a total of 120 credits to be taken)
requiredComputing for Anthropologists (SE300) - 30 credits
requiredIntroduction to Social Anthropology (SE301) - 30 credits
requiredFoundations of Human Culture (SE302) - 30 credits
requiredLife's Systems and Processes (DI308) - 15 credits
optionalFundamental Human Biology (BI306) - 15 credits
optionalHuman Physiology and Disease (BI307) - 15 credits
optionalEnvironmental Sciences (DI307) - 15 credits

Additional optional modules are available
Year 2 (a total of 120 credits to be taken)
requiredBiological Anthropology: Comparative Perspectives (SE582) - 15 credits
requiredBiological Anthropology: The Human Animal (SE581) - 15 credits
requiredSex, Evolution and Human Nature (SE565) - 15 credits
requiredHuman Osteology (SE566) - 15 credits
requiredMethodology in Anthropological Science (SE567) - 15 credits
requiredHistory of Evolutionary Thought (SE568) - 15 credits
requiredPrimate Behaviour & Ecology (SE580) - 15 credits

And a choice of:

optionalBehavioural Ecology (DI516) - 15 credits
optionalEcology and Evolution of Human Health and Sickness (SE574) - 15 credits
optionalBiocultural Perspectives in Medical Anthropology (SE576) - 15 credits
optionalArchaeology of Death (CL601) - 30 credits
optionalEvolutionary Genetics and Conservation (DI503) - 15 credits
optionalForensic Archaeology (PS502) - 15 credits

Additional optional modules are available
Year 3 (a total of 120 credits to be taken)
requiredProject in Anthropological Science (SE533) - 30 credits
requiredThe Evolution of Hominin Behaviour (SE541) - 15 credits
requiredPaleopathology and Disease (SE569) - 15 credits
requiredCurrent Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology (SE570) - 15 credits

And a choice of:

optionalBehavioural Ecology (DI516) - 15 credits
optionHuman Ecology (SE542) - 15 credits
optionalEcology and Evolution of Human Health and Sickness (SE574) - 15 credits
optionalBiocultural Perspectives in Medical Anthropology (SE576) - 15 credits
optionalArchaeology of Death (CL601) - 30 credits
optionalEvolutionary Genetics and Conservation (DI503) - 15 credits
optionalForensic Archaeology (PS502) - 15 credits

Additional optional modules are available

Last Updated: 27/07/07
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